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Pocket Full of Pills

by The Real Doug Lane

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1.
Close my eyes Lay in bed Sleep won't come Just creeping dread It's not unusual It's not unusual at all The peace I knew I know no more You can't unsee The hell of war It's not unusual It's not unusual at all Every day Every day and every night It's not unusual But that don't make it right Bombs will fall And bullets fly All fall down Some will die It's not unusual It's not unusual at all It's not unusual It's not unusual at all Every day Every day and every night It's not unusual But that don't make it right
2.
We Are 04:38
She drives the same streets every day Never wonders why they’re all the same But these painted lines from an easy time Mislead her fragile mind She can’t stay between the lines But she tries He reads the same news every day Wonders will the stories every change But these headlines with familiar storylines Only feature different names He can’t read between the lines But he tries ---- Oh he tries In their beds the children dream Of things we long forgot Puppets dance in this fairytale land Can it be that far from home To make this dream our own We will, yeah The truth we all know The crimes we all see But we’re too afraid to say That we’re the same underneath it all We are --- Oh, we are The world is quiet now Wonder will we ever be the same Overcome ourselves, learn to love Are we strong enough------ We are ---- Oh, we are The stone the builder rejected (we are); Close but not perfected (we are) The hope of one another (we are); Holding up each other (we are) Trying to believe (we are); Stronger than you think (we are) Fighting for our lives (we are); Bold enough to try (we are)
3.
Sing me a story, oh spin me a song Of good versus evil, of right versus wrong Of cowboys and ladies and goodhearted folk Of outlaws, lovers, and home Outlaws, lovers, and home I came here from Texas, I traveled alone With only my guitar to comfort my bones And songs from my childhood I'd sing on my own Of outlaws, lovers, and home Outlaws, lovers, and home I made it this far and I ain't looking back No use in crying for things that I lack These strings sing out sweetly wherever I roam Of outlaws, lovers, and home Outlaws, lovers, and home Sing me a story, oh spin me a song Of good versus evil, of right versus wrong Of cowboys and ladies and goodhearted folk Of outlaws, lovers, and home Outlaws, lovers, and home
4.
I've got a pocket full of pills for my brain The doctors say it'll help to ease the pain Somewhere between numb and just insane I've got a pocket full of pills for my brain There's a thousand tiny voices in my head Some recall every stupid word I've said Other voices want to see me dead I've got a thousand tiny voices in my head When the morning sun is spilling on the hill Its rays are drowning out my inner chill Before the vestiges of feeling cloud my will I kill them with a pocket full of pills Don't give up on me Don't give up on me Don't give up on me Don't give up on me Don't give up on me Don't give up on me Don't give up on me Don't give up on me Don't give up on me Don't give up on me Don't give up on me Don't give up on me
5.
Hold On 04:02
You say you've got troubles I've got 'em too My luck's been shot down And my heart's been run through We've both spilled our tears here before Both turned and walked out that door Hold on to me I'll hold on to you Stay with me now And I'll stay with you When storms knock us down And all hell breaks loose I find myself running to you I'll hold on to you The rainiest days seem to come when we're down The worst of the wind never blows itself out But I'm here and now so are you I'm here and now so are you Hold on to me I'll hold on to you Stay with me now And I'll stay with you When storms knock us down And all hell breaks loose I find myself running to you I'll hold on to you
6.
I'm a man without a home And the fault is not my own Since they came and took my mind away from me Now I'm living without rent In a city full of tents It ain't much, but Lord it's half-warm and it's free Don't look down in pity Or turn your nose up in the air The world ain't always pretty And life's not ever fair No the world ain't always pretty And life's not ever fair Made our camp at Rio Grande But the city had a plan And they put my friends and me in county jail For the crime of being broke And living without hope Condemned because I had the nerve to fail Don't look down in pity Or turn your nose up in the air The world ain't always pretty And life's not ever fair No the world ain't always pretty And life's not ever fair The church folk passing by Won't even look me in the eye And they hold their breath to keep from smelling mine Yeah, The temple workers pray As the the cops drag me away Guess I'm just a waste of Jesus's space and time Don't look down in pity Or turn your nose up in the air The world ain't always pretty And life's not ever fair No the world ain't always pretty And life's not ever fair
7.
She steps into the diner with an old stained coffee cup A nickel a refill's a deal she'd never pass up The regulars smile as she walks through the door She lights up the room as she crosses the floor To order the same thing each day She says, "One nickel coffee, it's the best deal around" Is there anything finer Than this small country diner Where every morning she's found In the biggest small town around Well she married a sailor and together they toured 'round the world That didn't last, now he's touring with another girl But here in this cafe, she's loved and she's known A safe little corner that still feels like home And she orders the same thing each day She says, "One nickel coffee, it's the best deal around" Is there anything finer Than this small country diner Where every morning she's found In the biggest small town around And the newspapers say jobs are going away And the football team won't make it to state But the Farmer's Almanac says it's a good year for rain She loves that the news here is almost always the same She says, "One nickel coffee, it's the best deal around" Is there anything finer Than this small country diner Where every morning she's found In the biggest small town around
8.
Daddy was a cheater and Mama always knew I could hear them yelling through the door Brother hid the bruises and numbed them with the booze And Sister's cries for help were all ignored But we always smiled for church and photographs Making sure our friends and neighbors always saw us laugh Plastic smiles and airbrushed faces hide the dirty past Cuz we always smiled for church and photographs I was just the youngest, so they all left me alone But my young ears recorded every word And all of these years later, you'd think that I'd moved on But sometimes I relive the things I heard But we always smiled for church and photographs Making sure our friends and neighbors always saw us laugh Plastic smiles and airbrushed faces hide the dirty past Cuz we always smiled for church and photographs Hiding dirty laundry is about only thing we did It might help a man save face But it ain't ever helped a kid We always smiled for church and photographs Making sure our friends and neighbors always saw us laugh Plastic smiles and airbrushed faces hide the dirty past Cuz we always smiled for church and photographs
9.
Kill the lights and turn the key No more looking back to see The shadows of my hopes and dreams That weren't meant to be Turn off all the neon signs Save them for some other time When hopes and dreams can come alive again This ain't goodbye. This place is not our home no more Turn the key and shut the door I won't forget what you have done for me This ain't goodbye This ain't goodbye This ain't goodbye I don't know where I'm going But I know that I can't stay Maybe we're both better off that way But when I find that place I'm looking for Could you find your way there too? Home just wouldn't be home without you Turn off all the neon signs Save them for some other time When hopes and dreams come alive again This ain't goodbye This ain't goodbye This ain't goodbye
10.
When I left you were standing on the front porch With don't-leave-me eyes and longing in your arms But I was heading for adventure in the mountains You were staying right where I belonged Summer turned to winter in a moment And those Utah winds can freeze you to the bone And I hope that you're enjoying warmer weather And I hope there's still a place for me at home I was searching for some grass that was greener It must be buried under feet of mountain snow Now I'm stranded in a canyon and I'm dreaming Dreams of you, dreams of warmth, dreams of home Summer turned to winter in a moment And those Utah winds can freeze you to the bone And I hope that you're enjoying warmer weather And I hope there's still a place for me at home Summer turned to winter in a moment And those Utah winds can freeze you to the bone And I hope that you're enjoying warmer weather And I hope there's still a place for me at home
11.
It took the hand of God Almighty To part the waters of the sea But it only took one little lie To separate you and me Oh, we are not as strong as we think we are And they say that one day Joshua Made the sun stand still in the sky But I can't even keep these thoughts of you from passing by Oh, we are not as strong as we think we are We are frail, we are fearfully and wonderfully made Forged in the fires of human passion Choking on the fumes of selfish rage And with these our hells and our heavens So few inches apart We must be awfully small And not as strong as we think we are And the Master said their faith was Gonna make them mountains move But me, I tremble like a hill on a fault line Just at the thought of how I lost you Oh, we are not as strong as we think we are We are frail, we are fearfully and wonderfully made Forged in the fires of human passion Choking on the fumes of selfish rage And with these our hells and our heavens So few inches apart We must be awfully small And not as strong as we think we are And if you make me laugh I know I could make you like me 'Cause when I laugh I can be a lot of fun But we can't do that I know that it is frightening What I don't know is why we can't hold on We can't hold on It took the hand of God Almighty To part the waters of the sea But it only took one little lie To separate you and me Oh, we are not as strong as we think we are When you love you walk on the water Just don't stumble on the waves We all want to go there something' awful But to stand there it takes some grace
12.
22 Brothers 03:30
The toy soldier in the balcony at the President's address Gets a standing O and a shiny medal pinned upon his chest The politicians smile and wave their hands and wipe their tears And they leave him on the playroom floor to be found again next year Twenty-two brothers took their lives today Between the praise and parades and the accolades They told us, "Thank you for your service" on the day we shipped But when we come home broken they don't give a shit So let the twenty-one guns and the bugler play 'Cause twenty-two brothers took their lives today Tanks and planes and ships and soldiers lined up on parade Yeah the media sure loves to put its heroes on display And the pageantry of guns and bombs really looks good on TV But the fighting doesn't stopped it just moves where you can't see Twenty-two brothers took their lives today Between the praise and parades and the accolades They told us, "Thank you for your service" on the day we shipped But when we come home broken they don't give a shit So let the twenty-one guns and the bugler play 'Cause twenty-two brothers took their lives today
13.
It don't have a job, don't pay your bills Won't buy you a home in Beverly Hills Won't fix your life in five easy steps Ain't the law of the land or the government But it's all you need And love will hold us together Make us a shelter to weather the storm And I'll be my brother's keeper So the whole world will know that we're not alone It's waiting for you knocking at your door In the moment of truth when your heart hits the floor And you're on your knees And love will hold us together Make us a shelter to weather the storm And I'll be my brother's keeper So the whole world will know that we're not alone This is the first day of the rest of your life This is the first day of the rest of your life 'Cause even in the dark, you can still see the light It's gonna be alright, it's gonna be alright This is the first day of the rest of your life This is the first day of the rest of your life 'Cause even in the dark, you can still see the light It's gonna be alright, it's gonna be alright Love will hold us together Make us a shelter to weather the storm And I'll be my brother's keeper So the whole world will know that we're not alone

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released September 15, 2022

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